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AMS Research Mini-Grants

The AMS Research Mini-Grants Program was created to encourage research with the potential to bring fresh insight to the practice, theory, effectiveness, and/or history of Montessori education.

There are 2 categories of mini-grants:

To fund research studies related to Montessori education

To provide support for the presentation of Montessori research at non-Montessori conferences

Grants can range from $200 to $3,500, contingent on available AMS research funds and the scope of proposals received.

Applicants must be current members of AMS who either have or are pursuing a postgraduate degree. If the application is from 2 or more researchers, at least 1 member of the team must be an AMS member. AMS employees and Board directors are ineligible for the award.

The Research Mini-Grants Program is administered by the AMS Research Committee, whose Mini-Grants Subcommittee is authorized to review proposals and recommend grant recipients.

Upcoming Mini-Grants

Information about 2015 mini-grants will be posted when available.

Mini-Grant Congratulations

Spring 2014

Katie Brown Golfus, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, $1,000
“Montessori: An Early Childhood Education Model for Urban Schools”

Maureen Harris, University of Windsor, $2,000
“Respectful Indigenous Inquiry within a Montessori Context”

Summer 2011

Robyn Long, Simon Fraser Univeristy, $500
AMS's first mini-grant went to Robyn Fraser, for her study to determine if Montessori private school teachers have higher levels of instructional efficacy than teachers who work in private schools that follow traditional educational approaches.